oneworld, one of the big three airline alliances, has announced the opening of its first ever lounge. The new lounge opens as the airline alliance is preparing to celebrate its 25th anniversary this year.
First ever airport lounge in Seoul
For the launch of its first branded lounge, oneworld collaborated with global aviation ground services provider Swissport and the team behind its ASPIRE Airport Lounges.
The first-ever oneworld lounge is located in Terminal 1 of Seoul’s Incheon International Airport. The lounge stretches across 555 square metres and features stylish seating in a contemporary new setting for up to 148 customers. The bright new lounge is no more than a 10-minute walk from the furthest oneworld airlines’ departure gates.
With oneworld celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2024, we are incredibly proud to be opening the very first oneworld branded lounge experience for our member airlines’ customers. The new oneworld lounge is an exciting next step in our vision to making travel bright. Together with ASPIRE, we have combined refined fixtures and finishes, digital technologies, and warm and ergonomic settings to create smart and memorable travel experiences.
Our new Incheon lounge resets the benchmark for contemporary travel and will serve as the blueprint for future oneworld lounges in select airports around the world.
said Gerhard Girkinger, Vice President – Customer Experience, Delivery and Membership, oneworld.
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Design
Featuring the alliance’s bold Travel Bright branding presented in a sophisticated and welcoming way, the design cleverly incorporates subtle nods to South Korean culture, capturing the colourful Lantern Festival in mesmerising glass art and the ‘Gat’ hat in a welcoming bar, mixing traditional and contemporary aesthetics.
The lounge features a wide choice of distinct zones and spacious comfortable seating areas with relaxing, private or more sociable spaces in which passengers can unwind, work or dine.
Careful attention to detail, and the use of unexpected and bespoke materials throughout the new lounge, has created a new and exciting space in which oneworld passengers can enjoy a “new interpretation of luxury, with a futuristic twist”.
It was exciting to transform the highly dynamic but digital oneworld brand into a tangible and elegant and sophisticated 3D space for the first time. We have created an engaging lounge with its own distinct oneworld identity which has been designed as a vibrant integration of smart digital technologies to boost connectivity and fun.
said Jochem Straatman, D/DOCK Art Director.
Details
The new lounge is open daily between 7:30 AM and 11:45 PM (apart from Monday and Saturday when it opens earlier at 4:30 AM), for eligible oneworld Emerald and Sapphire customers departing from Seoul on oneworld flights, as well as First and Business Class customers travelling with oneworld member airlines.
Incheon International Airport is served by seven oneworld member airlines: American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Malaysia Airlines, Qantas, Qatar Airways and SriLankan Airlines. Between them, these oneworld member airlines operate more than 60 weekly flights to Seoul, connecting the Korean capital with more than 900 destinations world-wide through the oneworld member network.
Airline alliance members will continue to have access more than 600 airport lounges around the world via their oneworld Priority Tier Benefits.
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